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Music Theory Test

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the graph called that music is written on?
a)
Staff
b)
Note
c)
Chart
d)
A bunch of lines
2.
What letters make up the music alphabet?
a)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
b)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
c)
A, B, C, D, E, F
d)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
3.
Another name for the Treble Clef is
a)
F Clef
b)
G Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Soprano Clef
4.
Another name for Bass Clef is
a)
G Clef
b)
Low Clef
c)
F Clef
d)
E Clef
5.
This note is a 
a)
Dotted half note
b)
Dotted quarter note
c)
Dotted whole note
d)
Dotted eighth note
6.
A dot _______ a note's value by 50%
a)
Decreases
b)
Multiplies
c)
Increases
d)
Divides
7.
These notes are _______ together.
a)
added
b)
tied
c)
lined
d)
beamed
8.
The circle part of a note is called the note ______.
a)
head
b)
eye
c)
stem
d)
flag
9.
The stick part of a note is called the ________.
a)
pole
b)
tree
c)
line
d)
stem
10.
Bar lines divide the staff into ________.
a)
boxes
b)
songs
c)
measures
d)
lines
11.
Notes below line # ____ have stems that point up.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Treble clef spaces spell the word ______.
a)
case
b)
bead
c)
deca
d)
face
13.
Treble clef lines can be remembered by the phrase...
a)
Every Dog Has It's Day
b)
Great Big Animals Bite Dogs
c)
All Cars Eat Gas
d)
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
14.
The letters of the bass clef spaces can be remembered with the phrase....
a)
Eat Fries And Call Dad
b)
All Dogs Bite Carl
c)
All Cows Eat Grass
d)
FACE
15.

What does a dot do to a rhythm? (Choose the best answer)

a)

It adds half of a beat to the rhythm

b)

It adds half of the original value to the rhythm

c)

It increases the value of the rhythm

d)

It makes the rhythm shorter

16.
What is this called, between the bar lines? 
a)
2 barlines on a staff
b)
2  whole rests in 2 measures
c)
a Staff with barlines shown
d)
A Measure between 2 barlines
17.
what is the name of this note?
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
18.

How many beats of silence do two Quarter rests equal?

a)

4 beats

b)

3 beats

c)

2 beats

d)

1 beat

19.

How many beats of silence does a half rest receive?

a)

2 beats of silence

b)

1 beat of silence

c)

4 beats of silence

d)

3 beats of silence

20.

How many beats to a measure in 3/4 meter?

a)

one beat

b)

three beats

c)

four beats

d)

two beats

21.

What is this? How many counts?

a)

8th note, 1/2 count

b)

Quarter note, 1 counts

c)

Half note, 2 counts

d)

Whole note, 4 counts

22.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

Quarter Rest

b)

Whole Rest

c)

8th Rest

d)

Half Rest

23.

After which note should you place the bar line in a 2/4 meter?

a)

first quarter note

b)

second quarter note

c)

first eighth note

d)

second eighth note

24.

Please pick the time signature that shows 3 beats per measure with the quarter note getting the beat.

a)

3/4

b)

4/4

c)

6/8

d)

2/2

25.

Please pick the cut time signature that shows 2 beats per measure with the half note getting the beat.

a)

4/4

b)

2/4

c)

2/2

d)

3/4

26.

What do you call a treble staff and a bass staff connected by a brace and a line?

a)

Great Staff

b)

Grand Staff

c)

Wizard Staff

d)

Good Staff

27.

Simple Time signatures (usually) have this in the top?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

28.
How many beats per measure
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
29.
Solve the following:
Half + Whole + Half + Quarter 
= How many beats:
a)
9
b)
8
c)
4
d)
2
30.
Solve the following
Quarter + Quarter + Quarter + Quarter
= how many beats
a)
5
b)
2
c)
4
d)
9
31.
TEMPO describes the __________ of the Music...
a)
Length
b)
Volume
c)
Speed
d)
Height
32.
What is the value of this rhythmic unit?
a)
1/2 beat
b)
3/4 beat
c)
1 beat
d)
1 1/2 beats
33.
What kind of note gets the same value as this rest?
a)
dotted quarter note
b)
dotted half note
c)
dotted eighth note
d)
quarter rest
34.
This is a _____________ and is worth _____ beats.
a)
double half rest; 3
b)
dotted whole rest; 6
c)
dotted half rest; 3
d)
dotted whole rest; 3
35.

What is this symbol?

a)

Double Bar Line

b)

Repeat Sign

c)

Staff

d)

Measure

36.

What does this symbol tell you?

a)

Go back to the beginning.

b)

This is the end of the song.

c)

Repeat

37.
Based on this chart, what value does a dotted half note get?
a)
1 beat
b)
2 beats
c)
3 beats
d)
4 beats
38.

According to this chart a dotted sixteenth note is worth how much?

a)

3

b)

1 1/2

c)

3/4

d)

3/8

39.

Please pick the time signature that shows 2 beats per measure with the quarter note getting the beat.

a)

2/2

b)

4/4

c)

3/4

d)

2/4

40.

Please pick the cut time signature that shows 2 beats per measure with the half note getting the beat.

a)

4/4

b)

2/4

c)

2/2

d)

3/4

41.
A measure is...
a)
Part of the melody of the song
b)
The space between bar lines where notes are written
c)
The end of the song
d)
The distance between two different objects
42.
What is this note?
a)
C
b)
G
c)
D
43.
What is this note?
a)
G
b)
C
c)
A
44.
What is an octave
a)
The second note up or down from another note.
b)
The fifth note up or down from another note
c)
The eighth note up or down from any note.
d)
The tenth note up or down from any note.
45.
The measurement of tempo is 
a)
RIT- rhythm in time
b)
MPB- minutes per beat
c)
BPM- beats per minutes
46.

What do you do if there is only one set of dots like this?

a)

End the song

b)

Stop singing loudly

c)

Skip the next 2 measures

d)

Go all the way back to the beginning and repeat

47.

Lines above and/or below the staff to make it bigger.

a)

middle C

b)

A B C D E F G

c)

ledger lines

d)

bar lines

48.

Identify the circled symbol

a)

Time Signature

b)

Dynamic Marking

c)

Key Signature

d)

Treble Clef

49.

Please identify the symbol in red

a)

Dynamic Marking

b)

Time Signature

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Bass Clef

50.
What is this Articulation
a)
Staccato
b)
Tenuto
c)
Slur
d)
Accent
51.
Identify the articulation:
a)
Tie
b)
Slur
c)
Tenuto
d)
Marcato
52.
Identify the articulation:
a)
Tie
b)
Slur
c)
Marcato
d)
Accent
53.

How are staccatos played?

a)

Long

b)

Loud

c)

Short

d)

Soft

54.

How are legatos played?

a)

Short

b)

Accented

c)

Full value

d)

Medium loud

55.

What is another way of explaining syncopation in sounds?

a)

long, short, short

b)

short, short, long

c)

short, long, short

d)

long, short, long

56.
Which term describes the volume level, or "loudness/softness" of a sound?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
c)
Pitch
57.
Which of the following is NOT an electronic instrument?
a)
Theremin
b)
Flute
c)
Synthesizer 
d)
Sampler
58.

What does "timbre" mean?

a)

High

b)

Frequency

c)

Tone Color

d)

Loud

59.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
60.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
61.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
62.
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
forte
d)
Fortissimo
63.
a)
harmony 
b)
decrescendo 
c)
crescendo
d)
timbre
64.
a)
mezzo piano
b)
mezzo forte
c)
mezzo mezzo
d)
piano
65.
a)
forte
b)
mezzo piano
c)
fortissimo
d)
mezzo forte
66.
What does crescendo mean?
a)
To gradually get softer
b)
To sing
c)
To gradually get louder
d)
To hold the note
67.
What is this symbol's alternative name?
a)
Fermata
b)
Get Softer
c)
Diminuendo
d)
Very Soft
68.
what does mezzo piano mean?
a)
moderately loud
b)
super loud
c)
silent 
d)
moderately quiet
69.
pianisssimo is played
a)
very quiet
b)
very fast
c)
forte
d)
slowly
70.
What dynamic is quiet?
a)
forte 
b)
piano
c)
rest
d)
accelerando
71.
What is the general meaning of "Dynamics"?
a)
how soft or loud the music is
b)
to become quieter
c)
to become louder
d)
how fast or slow the music is
72.
What dynamic level would you give an elephant's blast? 
a)
Fortissimo
b)
Forte
c)
Mezzo Piano
d)
Piano
73.
What dynamic level should you talk while in the library? 
a)
Forte
b)
Mezzo Forte
c)
Mezzo Piano
d)
Piano
74.
What dynamic level would you say a rocket ship blasting off would be?
a)
Mezzo Forte
b)
Fortissimo
c)
Forte
d)
Pianissimo
75.
Why dynamic level would you use to tell your friend a secret? 
a)
Fortissimo
b)
Forte
c)
Piano
d)
Pianissimo
76.
What dynamic level do you think it would be if you were at an NFL football game?
a)
Mezzo Piano
b)
Mezzo Forte
c)
Forte
d)
Fortissimo
77.
What dynamic level does a typical teacher use to teach? 
a)
Pianissimo
b)
Piano
c)
Mezzo Forte
d)
Mezzo Piano
78.
What dynamic level would a cat meow at?
a)
Forte
b)
Fortissimo
c)
Piano
d)
Mezzo Piano
79.
Static Characters...
a)
do not change during the story
b)
have little or no detail
c)
have lots of detail
d)
change during the story
80.
Dynamic Characters...
a)
do not change during the story
b)
have little or no detail
c)
have lots of detail
d)
change during the story
81.

Randy is playing his music really loud, and Rachel is playing her music soft. The loudness or softness of a sound is ________.

a)

pitch

b)

volume

c)

sound

d)

acoustics

82.

_________________ is a kind of energy that travels in waves that you hear.

a)

Sound

b)

Pitch

c)

Amplitude

d)

Decibel

83.

Sound is measured in units called ______________

a)

frequencies

b)

pitches

c)

mediums

d)

decibels

84.

A fox’s call is very high and a cow’s moo is very low. The high and low sound of these animals is called __________

a)

acoustics

b)

volume

c)

sound

d)

pitch

85.

American blues music started in what region of the United States?

a)

Northeast

b)

South

c)

Midwest

d)

West Coast

86.

What American form of music took off in the "Roaring 20's"?

a)

Rock n' Roll

b)

Dubstep

c)

Classical

d)

Jazz

87.
Metre is
a)
The grouping of beats in a piece of music – grouped in 2, 3, 4, etc
b)
The grouping of instruments in a piece of music – grouped in 2, 3, 4, etc
c)
A measurement of length
d)
Not a footlong sub
88.
Metre is most commonly indicated by
a)
Key Signatures
b)
Beats
c)
Rhythms
d)
Time Signatures
89.
Time signatures of 2/4 and 6/8 differ in that
a)
Subdivision of smaller rhythms in 2/4 is 4, and 6/8 is 8
b)
Subdivision of smaller rhythms in 2/4 is 2, and 6/8 is 3
c)
Subdivision of smaller rhythms in 2/4 is 2, and 6/8 is 6
d)
They look different
90.
Syncopation is
a)
A constantly repeating rhythmic pattern
b)
An emphasis on the weak or off beats
c)
Two or more independent rhythms played simultaneously in different parts
d)
Conflicting rhythmic patterns played simultaneously (e.g. three against four) or conflicting metres (e.g. 4/4 against 6/8)
91.
A unit of sound for intensity; abbreviated dB. 
a)
dumbell
b)
decibel
c)
darkhorse
d)
sound wave
92.
The highest natural frequency that occurs in a standing wave; blending this and the fundamental tone creates sound in a musical instrument
a)
sound
b)
music
c)
fundamental tone
d)
overtone
93.

What are your dynamic markings from softest to loudest?

a)

p, mp, pp, mf, f, ff

b)

mp, pp, p, f, mf, ff

c)

pp, p, mp, f, ff, mf

d)

pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff

94.

Rhythm sounds like

a)

pencils tapping a pattern to the beat

b)

high and low sounds

c)

a metronome

95.

Beat and rhythm are the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

96.
Is this correct?
a)
yes
b)
no
97.
What does the bottom number in the Time signature stand for ?  
a)
which note gets 1 beat  
b)
how many notes are in a measure
c)
the number of measures
d)
how long the rhythm takes
98.
What does the top number of the Time signature stand for?
a)
what type of note is in the measure
b)
how many beats are in the measure
c)
the number of measures
d)
how long the rhythm is
99.

What's the most efficient way to begin adding expression to a performance?

a)

Stare weirdly at the audience

b)

Add dynamics

c)

Close your eyes

d)

Swing your guitar around your head

e)

None of the above

100.

Identify the correct definition of the word tempo:

a)

The speed of the music's pulse

b)

The loudness or softness of the music

c)

The tone or sound the instrument makes

101.

A gradual dynamic change from loud to quiet

a)

decresendo

b)

accelerando

c)

crescendo

d)

tenuto

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